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The crime of charity.


The Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States.  city council recently made feeding the homeless a misdemeanor misdemeanor, in law, a minor crime, in contrast to a felony. At common law a misdemeanor was a crime other than treason or a felony. Although it might be a grave offense, it did not affect the feudal bond or take away the offender's property. By the 19th cent. . Mayor Oscar Goodman Oscar Baylin Goodman (born on June 26, 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an attorney and the Mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayor Goodman is a member of the Democratic Party. Biography
Goodman was born to a Jewish family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
 said the law is enforceable because "certain truths are self-evident. You know who's homeless.
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Title Annotation:Las Vegas city council on feeding homeless
Publication:The Progressive
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:1U8NV
Date:Sep 1, 2006
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